Hey guys I need some advice. I’ve been driving for 6 years now. I was otr/regional for a year and have been local food service for the last 5 years. I make a very good living running food service but I miss otr. I have now for a few years. The problem is I’m married with 3 kids. My wife stays at home with the kids while I run up and down a ramp all day long. She hated when I was otr because I was gone for 2+ weeks at a time but I miss being out on the road. I’ve had 2 bad knee injuries doing food service and i have to eat ibuprofen like candy because the job wears on you. Am I crazy for wanting to go back out on the road? Stay local or try to convince the wife?
Otr vs local
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You can't provide for your family if you ruin your health.
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Tanker but I’ve never used itLtlAnonymous and Chinatown Thank this.
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Use it, you won't regret it. Most tanker work pays well and is very easy. Hazmat tanker pays even better and is mostly easy, only difference is PPE and some 4 bolt flange hoses. Hook up the air line, open the valve, close the valve and drive awayLtlAnonymous and Chinatown Thank this.
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I forgot to mention most tank loads don't usually go across the country, so you can run longer loads and still get home a few times a week. I run PA to KY, NJ, NY, WV...by the time I get back the next day I don't have enough time left to do anything else so I get to go home and start the next morning. I'm home about 2-3 nights a week and still get 2-3,000 miles in
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Chinatown knows a bunch, it depends where you're located. I've heard good things about Superior Carriers but they were bought out just recently by Heniff so I'm not sure about how they are now. I know a lot of companies, but I have no insight on how they operate or what they pay. Schneider, Prime, Heniff, Highway Transport, Ergon, Quality Carriers, Foodliner, there's a ton. Indeed.com usually brings up a lot of results if you just search "tanker driver" in whatever area you're in
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